Good Trouble Lives On in Minneapolis

On July 17, 2025, hundreds of people gathered at the Hennepin County Government Center in Downtown Minneapolis for the local chapter of a nationwide day of action called Good Trouble Lives On, organized in response to what organizers described as attacks on civil and human rights by the Trump administration.

The rally drew speakers including activist and attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, spoken word artist Toussaint Morrison, and Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, who is also a candidate for the U.S. Senate. After the program at the Government Center, the crowd moved into the streets, marching through Downtown Minneapolis past restaurants, storefronts, and outdoor dining patios. Concerns about immigration enforcement were prominent, alongside calls for a boycott of Target over the company's rollback of its diversity, equity, and inclusion commitments, with organizers citing a campaign launch date of February 1, 2025.

This action is part of an ongoing wave of protest activity in Minneapolis that extends back through years of demonstrations over racial justice, policing, and federal policy. What distinguished this gathering was its explicitly national coordination and its breadth of grievances, connecting local frustrations over immigration raids and corporate DEI retreats to a wider reckoning with the direction of the federal government.